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Today we’re absolutely stoked to be sharing some of the biggest announcements of the year from the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event. We’re talking Notion competitors, creating your own custom GPTs, and custom AI chips from Microsoft.

Read on to find out more…

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🌊 Wave of AI announcements from Microsoft

Our Report: Micrososft just hosted Ignite 2023—their annual event for developers and IT professionals, and it comes as no surprise that a large swathe of the updates were about AI. Here’s the 6 biggest updates:

🔑 Key Points:

1. Microsoft officially launches Loop, its Notion competitor: An intuitive productivity app that mimics Notion’s interface, offering flexible, collaborative workspaces. We’ll be interested to see how well this performs in comparison.

2. Windows AI Studio Unveiled: In collaboration with NVIDIA, this platform enables developers to run and configure AI models on Windows PCs, integrating tools from Azure AI Studio and others.

3. Enhancements to Microsoft Copilot AI: Microsoft Copilot AI receives updates to become more interactive and customizable, especially in Teams meetings, including new personalization features for Word and PowerPoint.

4. Introducing Microsoft Copilot Studio: Following OpenAI's announcement of a customizable GPT platform, Microsoft launches Copilot Studio, a no-code solution allowing businesses to create custom copilots or integrate custom ChatGPT AI chatbots.

5. Microsoft’s Venture into Custom AI Chips: Microsoft announces its custom AI chip, Azure Maia 100 aimed at training LLMs and reducing reliance on external hardware like NVIDIAs GPUs.

6. Bing Chat Rebrands to Copilot: Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat to Copilot, shifting its focus from competing with Google’s search engine to challenging ChatGPT, with integration into Bing, Microsoft Edge, and Windows 11.

🌟 Why you should care: Microsoft are pushing aggressively into the AI sector, and future Windows PCs/laptops will likely be filled to the brim with the AI features mentioned at the Ignite event. Maybe, I’ll eventually be swayed away from my Mac…

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🚗 Xiaomi releases first EV cars; Tesla concerned?

Xiaomi (yes, the Android smartphone developer) has just announced their move in to the EV car market with the Xiaomi SU7 series (strikingly similar to the Tesla design), featuring HyperOS—an innovative operating system designed to seamlessly integrate users' homes, cars, and mobile devices.

Xiaomi's foray into the EV market, particularly with its integrated technology ecosystem, presents potential competition for established players like Tesla—especially considering Tesla's fluctuating popularity in China (market share shrank by 2.8% in September alone).

⛑️ Amazon brings safety robot to small businesses

Amazon has repurposed it’s home robot for corporate use by introducing Astro for Business—an alterd version of the robot, serving as a security guard for small- and medium-sized businesses.

This version will feature enhanced capabilities like multiple security monitoring routes and alerts for specific sounds such as smoke and carbon monoxide alarms or glass breaking, and starts with a price tag of $2439.99. No small price tag but I imagine it pales in comparison to a full-time 24/7 security guard.

🍟 Tencent stockpiled NVIDIA chips for generations

Tencent (leading Chinese tech company) has strategically stockpiled multiple generations worth of NVIDIAs H800 AI chips, ensuring its AI development remains unaffected by recent US export controls (Biden signed an order last month, citing national security concerns).

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